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VAIO Operating and installation instructions
Insufficient heating
If the fireproof materials in the fire compartment are blackened after a fire, there is a risk that the stove
will become polluted and the automatic system will not be able to function optimally. Therefore, open the
air supply further by turning the regulator knob clockwise (to the right). In such cases, it can also help if
you burn larger quantities of wood.
Optimal combustion
• Use clean, dry wood.
Wet wood results in inefficient combustion and in the production of soot. In addition, a great deal of energy
is used to dry the wood rather than heat the room.
• Add a little wood at a time.
The best combustion is achieved by adding small quantities of wood. If you use too much wood, it takes too
long to reach an optimum combustion temperature.
• Make sure that there is a sufficient supply of air.
You must also make sure – especially when heating the wood-burning stove at the start – that there is
plenty of air so that the temperature in the wood-burning stove rises quickly. In this way, the fumes and
particles that are also released during combustion will be burned. Otherwise, they will cause soot to build
up in the chimney, leading to the risk of a chimney fire, or will be released into the environment as harmful
emissions. If an incorrect amount of air is supplied, this leads to inefficient combustion and therefore to a
lower level of efficiency.
• You cannot use wood to keep the fireplace heated over night.
Before going to bed at night, you should not add more wood to the stove and then close the air supply in
order to keep the fireplace heated over night. If you do so, large amounts of hazardous smoke will be emit-
ted. In addition, soot may be deposited on the chimney, leading to the risk of a chimney fire.
Cleaning the glass
We recommend wiping the glass pane after heating with a dry paper towel.
Fuel
Heating the stove excessively may cause damage, for example, the glass may turn white. This can be avoi-
ded by never igniting the fire with the door open and by taking extra care when igniting the fire with fuel
types that generate high temperatures such as briquettes.
Use birch or beech. Chop up the wood and store for at least one year in the open air under cover before
use. Wood that is stored indoors dries more easily and therefore burns too quickly when heated.
Briquettes emit a great deal of heat. Certain types expand greatly which can lead to uncontrollable burning.
The wood-burning stove is only approved for igniting with EN 13240 wood. Never burn chipboard, pain-
ted, varnished or waterproof timber, plastic or rubber.